Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
On Tuesday, June 19, the Corps of Engineers will conduct a required test of the spillway gates at Hartwell Dam on the upper Savannah River, explains Billy Birdwell in the Corps’ Corporate Communications Office. “The test will ensure the gates work properly and can be activated in the event of an emergency to protect the dam plus people and property […]
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A government program to help low income homeowners repair, improve, or modernize their houses will be explained tonight in Westminster. Everyone is invited to the 6pm program at the Westminster Fire Department. A representative of the USDA, along with members of the Westminster PMPA Task Force, will help homeowners fill out applications for grants or 1% loans. The Single Family […]
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On Tuesday, a Central man surrendered to police following an investigation into a home burglary. The Seneca Police Department reports that 17-year-old Brandon Thomas Devier stands charged with burglary in the second degree, malicious injury to real property and assault and battery in the third degree. An officer was waved down by a Carolina Avenue resident who said that he […]
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The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office was requested to provide assistance to the South Carolina Highway Patrol in reference to a suspicious person on the Doodle Trail near Rice Road in Easley. The incident occurred Tuesday, June 12, at approximately 7:15pm. Deputies arrived on the scene and interviewed an adult witness who stated that she was riding a bicycle on the […]
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The Clemson City Council meets on Monday, June 18. A public hearing on Draft Land Regulations is scheduled for 6pm, followed by the regular council meeting at 6:30pm. According to the agenda, the council will discuss a policy to manage how street light banners are to be displayed, hear staff and council reports, consider second reading of the City of […]
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Last Friday night, June 8, the Foothills Area YMCA hosted Growing Our Future at the Lighthouse Event Center. Attendees were treated to dinner, live and silent auctions, designer container garden competitions, music and more, tells Foothills Area YMCA CEO Christle Ross. “We had a wonderful event at Growing Our Future for the YMCA. We raised around $38,000; we’re actually kind […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Sherri Lydon reports that 57-year-old Peggy Shelton McCarson of Travelers Rest was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Senior United States District Henry Herlong, Jr. of Greenville sentenced McCarson on June 13. At an earlier guilty plea […]
Read moreThe U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding Private Non Profit (PNP) organizations in South Carolina of the July 16, deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6-13, 2017. PNPs located in the following counties are eligible to apply: Abbeville, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Edgefield, Georgetown, Hampton, […]
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The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce invites the community to The Salvation Army at 100 Debra Street in Seneca, to celebrate the opening of their new business location. It takes place today, June 14, at 9am.
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The June Business Forum of the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is today, June 14. The forum is a monthly opportunity for citizens and business leaders to come together in Oconee County to network, receive timely updates on topics facing the community and discuss ways to work together in making Oconee County a better place, says Destination Oconee Manager Janet Hartman. […]
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